A fallen Villa Rica soldier who was killed in Afghanistan will be honored Sunday in Douglas County.

Army Staff Sgt. Joshua J. Bowden, 28, died Aug. 31 in Ghazni, Afghanistan, from injuries sustained when enemy forces attacked his unit with small arms fire while on patrol, the Department of Defense said in a statement last Sunday.

According to the Douglas County website, Bowden will be received by his family at Fulton County/Charlie Brown Airport at about 10:30 a.m. Sunday, and a processional will bring him to Douglas County. The processional will follow Fulton Industrial Boulevard, Mableton Parkway, Bankhead Highway, Church Street and Rose Avenue to Whitley-Garner at Rosehaven Funeral Home in Douglasville. The family and Josh will be accompanied by members of the Patriot Guard. For more information, visit http://www.celebratedouglascounty.com. 

Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Monday at Central Baptist Church, 5811 Central Church Road. A processional will take the family from the funeral home to the church along Rose Avenue, Ga. Highway 5, Kings Highway and Central Church Road.

Bowden, the son of AJC employee Ray Bowden, was assigned to the 242nd Ordnance Battalion (EOD), 71st Ordnance Group (EOD), Fort Carson, Colo.